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When did you get the callback invite?Anonymous User wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:18 pmThought I'd add a thread to post pre-OCI happenings/timelines/advice.
I'll start - have a Weil NYC callback coming up next week, applied 6/3.
Can we throw down some super general parameters on applicant characteristics like school range and grade range? Would be helpful to see where firms are looking since pre-OCI is crazy opaqueAnonymous User wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:18 pmThought I'd add a thread to post pre-OCI happenings/timelines/advice.
I'll start - have a Weil NYC callback coming up next week, applied 6/3.
Yes, do pre-OCI. You might be able to apply via diversity apps too if you have a compelling first gen story. I think people should think of OCI now as the backup plan, not the main event (based on my experience as a rising 3L). Think of it as where you get to talk to firms you didn’t get responses to via online apps if you still want to. I know people who struck out last year because they didn’t do pre-OCI and it will be even more common this year for people who are not proactive about the process.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 11:33 amIs Pre-OCI a waste of time for me? T25, well above median but school doesn't rank. I know I'm not top 10% though (which is the only rankings "band" provided). Trying to leverage networking but wondering if cold applying is worth the time.
Interested in NYC and Dallas/Houston, have strong ties to all. Just don't know if or where I'd be competitive since i'm first gen/CDO tries to funnel people in regular OCI so isn't helpful.
Exactly right. OCI is the after-party, and pre-OCI is the party. Times have changed.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 11:36 amYes, do pre-OCI. You might be able to apply via diversity apps too if you have a compelling first gen story. I think people should think of OCI now as the backup plan, not the main event (based on my experience as a rising 3L). Think of it as where you get to talk to firms you didn’t get responses to via online apps if you still want to. I know people who struck out last year because they didn’t do pre-OCI and it will be even more common this year for people who are not proactive about the process.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 11:33 amIs Pre-OCI a waste of time for me? T25, well above median but school doesn't rank. I know I'm not top 10% though (which is the only rankings "band" provided). Trying to leverage networking but wondering if cold applying is worth the time.
Interested in NYC and Dallas/Houston, have strong ties to all. Just don't know if or where I'd be competitive since i'm first gen/CDO tries to funnel people in regular OCI so isn't helpful.
As someone who graduated this year and secured 1L and 2L SA positions at different firms exclusively through pre-OCI, you would be doing yourself a disservice if you didn't apply pre-OCI. It seems that OCI now is the backup option in case you don't secure something during pre-OCI (and note that the backup option will be significantly limited because so many firms are filling up their incoming classes before OCI even starts).Anonymous User wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 1:40 pmExactly right. OCI is the after-party, and pre-OCI is the party. Times have changed.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 11:36 amYes, do pre-OCI. You might be able to apply via diversity apps too if you have a compelling first gen story. I think people should think of OCI now as the backup plan, not the main event (based on my experience as a rising 3L). Think of it as where you get to talk to firms you didn’t get responses to via online apps if you still want to. I know people who struck out last year because they didn’t do pre-OCI and it will be even more common this year for people who are not proactive about the process.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 11:33 amIs Pre-OCI a waste of time for me? T25, well above median but school doesn't rank. I know I'm not top 10% though (which is the only rankings "band" provided). Trying to leverage networking but wondering if cold applying is worth the time.
Interested in NYC and Dallas/Houston, have strong ties to all. Just don't know if or where I'd be competitive since i'm first gen/CDO tries to funnel people in regular OCI so isn't helpful.
When did you apply ?Anonymous User wrote: ↑Thu Jun 15, 2023 10:18 amMedian at T14:
Callbacks at Simpson, Morgan Lewis, Weil, Kirkland. All NYC.
just got DPW offer today after a callback on Monday. (Milbank, too, on same timeline.) Similar profile to yours except want transactional
DC tends to move slowerAnonymous User wrote: ↑Fri Jun 16, 2023 8:50 pmIs DC moving particularly slowly? or does it usually lag behind NYC?
Congrats on the offers! By the same timeline, do you mean that you interviewed with Milbank on Monday as well?Anonymous User wrote: ↑Fri Jun 16, 2023 6:12 pmjust got DPW offer today after a callback on Monday. (Milbank, too, on same timeline.) Similar profile to yours except want transactional
By the same timeline, do you mean that your callback with Milbank also took place on Monday?Anonymous User wrote: ↑Fri Jun 16, 2023 6:12 pmjust got DPW offer today after a callback on Monday. (Milbank, too, on same timeline.) Similar profile to yours except want transactional
Congrats! I had my CB on Tuesday. Hoping that's not a bad sign...Anonymous User wrote: ↑Fri Jun 16, 2023 6:12 pmjust got DPW offer today after a callback on Monday. (Milbank, too, on same timeline.) Similar profile to yours except want transactional
Dg21 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 17, 2023 1:16 pmCongrats on the offers! By the same timeline, do you mean that you interviewed with Milbank on Monday as well?Anonymous User wrote: ↑Fri Jun 16, 2023 6:12 pmjust got DPW offer today after a callback on Monday. (Milbank, too, on same timeline.) Similar profile to yours except want transactional
yesAnonymous User wrote: ↑Sat Jun 17, 2023 3:43 pmBy the same timeline, do you mean that your callback with Milbank also took place on Monday?Anonymous User wrote: ↑Fri Jun 16, 2023 6:12 pmjust got DPW offer today after a callback on Monday. (Milbank, too, on same timeline.) Similar profile to yours except want transactional